"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"

The Full Cast

The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

William Finn (Music & Lyrics); Rachel Sheinkin (Book)

Conceived by Rebecca Feldman; Additional Material by Jay Reiss

Hillbarn Theatre

Even though we are collectively fast losing all abilities to calculate numbers, write in cursive, or spell almost any word without technology’s help, we do still have a fascination with that increasingly anachronistic school and community event, the spelling bee.  Evidence the continued popularity on stages all across America and the globe of the hilariously touching and even life-lesson-teaching The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a 2005 winner of multiple Tonys.   

Hillbarn Theatre welcomes the Putnam County whiz kids in a solid and heart-warming Bee full of F-U-N for all.  Please follow the link to my full review on Talkin' Broadway: http://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/sanjose/sj24.html

Rating: 3 E

The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee continues through February 7, 2016, at Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, California.  Tickets are available at http://www.hillbarntheatre.org/shows/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee/ .

Photo Credit: M. Kitaoka